. Even I haven't got the hang of it but no doubt someone will elucidate. You can always tell the fellas from the Irish Republic who sing their little hearts out when the Irish national anthem is played and the lads from the North who keep their mouths closed and look grim!!!
It gets confusing when they play the new song "Ireland, Ireland, together standing tall etc" (separate note needed) because some of the bu@@ers can't sing and ye don't know whether they're from the North or the Republic.
But usually it ends in tears
Ireland is an island to the west of Britain, but Northern Ireland is just off the mainland – not the Irish mainland, the British mainland. The capital of Ireland is Dublin with a population of 1 million people, all of whom will be shopping in Newry on Saturday afternoons. They travel to Newry because it is in the North, which is part of GB but they pay for their shopping in Euros.
Under the Irish constitution the North used to be in Ireland but a successful 30-year campaign of violence for Irish unity ensured that it now definitely is in the UK. Had the campaign lasted longer, the North might now have been in France. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of half a million, half of whom have a house in Donegal, in the south.
There are two parliaments in Ireland. The Dublin parliament is called the Dail, an Irish word meaning a place where banks receive taxpayers’ money. The parliament in Belfast is called Stormont, an Anglo-Saxon word meaning placebo or deliberately ineffective drug. Their respective jurisdictions are defined by the border, an imaginary line on the map to show fuel launderers where to dump chemical waste. Protestants are in favour of the border which generates millions of pounds in smuggling for Catholics who are opposed to the border.
Travel between the two capitals is complicated because Ireland is the only country in the world that has 2 M1 motorways. The one in the North goes west to avoid the south and the one in the south goes north to avoid the exorbitant price of drink.
There are two types of democracy in Ireland. Dublin democracy works by holding a referendum and then allowing the government to judge the result. If the government thinks the result is wrong, the referendum is held again. This has happened twice in recent years. Belfast democracy works differently. It has a parliament with no opposition, so the government is always right. This system generates envy in many capitals of the world, especially Dublin.
Ireland has three economies: northern , southern, and black. Only the black economy is in the black, the other two are in the red. The North’s biggest industry is the production of IRAs, of which there are three: the Provisional, the Continuity, and the Real. The Real IRA is by far the most popular among young graffiti writers as it is easiest to spell.
Ireland is an island to the west of Britain, but Northern Ireland is just off the mainland – not the Irish mainland, the British mainland. The capital of Ireland is Dublin with a population of 1 million people, all of whom will be shopping in Newry on Saturday afternoons. They travel to Newry because it is in the North, which is part of GB but they pay for their shopping in Euros.
Under the Irish constitution the North used to be in Ireland but a successful 30-year campaign of violence for Irish unity ensured that it now definitely is in the UK. Had the campaign lasted longer, the North might now have been in France. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of half a million, half of whom have a house in Donegal, in the south.
There are two parliaments in Ireland. The Dublin parliament is called the Dail, an Irish word meaning a place where banks receive taxpayers’ money. The parliament in Belfast is called Stormont, an Anglo-Saxon word meaning placebo or deliberately ineffective drug. Their respective jurisdictions are defined by the border, an imaginary line on the map to show fuel launderers where to dump chemical waste. Protestants are in favour of the border which generates millions of pounds in smuggling for Catholics who are opposed to the border.
Travel between the two capitals is complicated because Ireland is the only country in the world that has 2 M1 motorways. The one in the North goes west to avoid the south and the one in the south goes north to avoid the exorbitant price of drink.
There are two types of democracy in Ireland. Dublin democracy works by holding a referendum and then allowing the government to judge the result. If the government thinks the result is wrong, the referendum is held again. This has happened twice in recent years. Belfast democracy works differently. It has a parliament with no opposition, so the government is always right. This system generates envy in many capitals of the world, especially Dublin.
Ireland has three economies: northern , southern, and black. Only the black economy is in the black, the other two are in the red. The North’s biggest industry is the production of IRAs, of which there are three: the Provisional, the Continuity, and the Real. The Real IRA is by far the most popular among young graffiti writers as it is easiest to spell.
Ireland is an island to the west of Britain, but Northern Ireland is just off the mainland – not the Irish mainland, the British mainland. The capital of Ireland is Dublin with a population of 1 million people, all of whom will be shopping in Newry on Saturday afternoons. They travel to Newry because it is in the North, which is part of GB but they pay for their shopping in Euros.
Under the Irish constitution the North used to be in Ireland but a successful 30-year campaign of violence for Irish unity ensured that it now definitely is in the UK. Had the campaign lasted longer, the North might now have been in France. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of half a million, half of whom have a house in Donegal, in the south.
There are two parliaments in Ireland. The Dublin parliament is called the Dail, an Irish word meaning a place where banks receive taxpayers’ money. The parliament in Belfast is called Stormont, an Anglo-Saxon word meaning placebo or deliberately ineffective drug. Their respective jurisdictions are defined by the border, an imaginary line on the map to show fuel launderers where to dump chemical waste. Protestants are in favour of the border which generates millions of pounds in smuggling for Catholics who are opposed to the border.
Travel between the two capitals is complicated because Ireland is the only country in the world that has 2 M1 motorways. The one in the North goes west to avoid the south and the one in the south goes north to avoid the exorbitant price of drink.
There are two types of democracy in Ireland. Dublin democracy works by holding a referendum and then allowing the government to judge the result. If the government thinks the result is wrong, the referendum is held again. This has happened twice in recent years. Belfast democracy works differently. It has a parliament with no opposition, so the government is always right. This system generates envy in many capitals of the world, especially Dublin.
Ireland has three economies: northern , southern, and black. Only the black economy is in the black, the other two are in the red. The North’s biggest industry is the production of IRAs, of which there are three: the Provisional, the Continuity, and the Real. The Real IRA is by far the most popular among young graffiti writers as it is easiest to spell.
Ireland is an island to the west of Britain, but Northern Ireland is just off the mainland – not the Irish mainland, the British mainland. The capital of Ireland is Dublin with a population of 1 million people, all of whom will be shopping in Newry on Saturday afternoons. They travel to Newry because it is in the North, which is part of GB but they pay for their shopping in Euros.
Under the Irish constitution the North used to be in Ireland but a successful 30-year campaign of violence for Irish unity ensured that it now definitely is in the UK. Had the campaign lasted longer, the North might now have been in France. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of half a million, half of whom have a house in Donegal, in the south.
There are two parliaments in Ireland. The Dublin parliament is called the Dail, an Irish word meaning a place where banks receive taxpayers’ money. The parliament in Belfast is called Stormont, an Anglo-Saxon word meaning placebo or deliberately ineffective drug. Their respective jurisdictions are defined by the border, an imaginary line on the map to show fuel launderers where to dump chemical waste. Protestants are in favour of the border which generates millions of pounds in smuggling for Catholics who are opposed to the border.
Travel between the two capitals is complicated because Ireland is the only country in the world that has 2 M1 motorways. The one in the North goes west to avoid the south and the one in the south goes north to avoid the exorbitant price of drink.
There are two types of democracy in Ireland. Dublin democracy works by holding a referendum and then allowing the government to judge the result. If the government thinks the result is wrong, the referendum is held again. This has happened twice in recent years. Belfast democracy works differently. It has a parliament with no opposition, so the government is always right. This system generates envy in many capitals of the world, especially Dublin.
Ireland has three economies: northern , southern, and black. Only the black economy is in the black, the other two are in the red. The North’s biggest industry is the production of IRAs, of which there are three: the Provisional, the Continuity, and the Real. The Real IRA is by far the most popular among young graffiti writers as it is easiest to spell.
